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everyone, it's 10:00 here on the east coast. they have foiled a terrorist plot to blow up an airliner, they're not saying where, oar when it happened. here's what we know, according to the fbi an improvised explosive device was seized and fbi officials are investigating it. it's a nonmetallic explosive similar to the one the underwear bomber used in his failed attempt in 2009. similar but not the same. the plot has the hallmarks of al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. and president obama was briefed about the threat in april. chairman of the homeland security committee has been detaild...

briefed on the details and joins us on the phone. >> i've just discussed this. it's a nonmetallic device that was intended to be put on an american bound airline. it never made it to the airline, it's right now, as you said, being tested and analyzed by the fbi. a concern would be that being nonmetallic as to whether or not this would affect the security in our airports. this is an ongoing operation. this particular part of it occurred about -- sometime last month. sometime in april. it's not over as far as the operation itself, which is why you're seeing very few details being given...

we are joined by congressman king on the phone. what's the latest you can tell us? >> we spoke with napolitano. a nonmetallic device that was intended to be put on a american-bound airline. it never made it to the airline. it's being tested and analyzed by this fbi. obviously a concern would be that being nonmetallic as to whether or not this could evade security in our airports. that's a really concern. also, this is an ongoing operation. this particular part of it occurred about some time last month. some time in april. but it's not over as far as the operation itself which is why ...

afghanistan this week, it is now increasingly clear that the united states is winding down its massive military commitments to the two wars of the last decade. we are out of iraq and we will soon largely be out of afghanistan. threats remain, but they are being handled using special forces and intelligence. finally, after a decade we seem to be right sizing the threat from terrorist groups. or are we? we leave the battlefields of the greater middle east, and we are firmly committed to the war on terror at home. what do i mean by that? well, look at the expansion of federal bureaucrac...

why lyndon baines johnson could get things done in washington and the lessons for today. and is china changing from a company into a country? i'll explain. first, here's my take. whatever you thought of president obama's speech on afghanistan this week, it is now increasingly clear that the united states is winding down its massive military commitments to the two wars of the last decade. we are out of iraq and we will soon largely be out of afghanistan. osama bin laden is dead, al qaeda is a shadow of its former self. threats remain, but they are being handled using special force...